For Andy

**Most of you reading this will not know who this man is, so my sincere apologies if none of this makes any sense to you.**

Bama.  Oh, Bama.  You are such an interesting man.  I am so sorry that I didn't address your concerns about our move earlier.  You see, we didn't have our internet hooked up until late this week, so it was a teeny bit difficult to post on the blog.  I hope you can forgive us.  On to your questions.

-Did we hire a mover?  No.  We rented a HUGE truck and loaded it up ourselves (with the help of a few young, strong men, such as The Finke). 

Did we box everything up ourselves?  Yes.  When we moved out of Chicago we boxed everything up and had it in storage.  We also unboxed everything ourselves. 

Did we get new furniture?  Yes.  We bought a new (used) kitchen table, a new (used) dining room table, and a new couch.  You should come up here sometime and check them out (that was just a formality, not a real invitation).

What problems and woes do we have?  Well, every house has its peccadilloes, but we aren't really upset about any of them because they aren't really our peccadilloes.  If these problems were at our house in Chicago, it would be a different story.  But, since you asked, I will tell you.  We have had to replace almost every single light bulb in the entire house, the oven display doesn't work, the refrigerator and freezer don't seal (and need to be replaced), we have caught 6 mice and the inner workings of one of the toilets needed to be ripped out and replaced.  Other than that, things over here are just dandy. 

Pros and Cons of the home?  Lets start with the bad- its a little weird.  The house needs some major renovations, but like I said before, it isn't my problem.  As for the good, we are in an excellent neighborhood, there is no way we would ever outgrow the space, we have an awesome backyard, and Finkel lives between you and us so we don't have to worry about you ever stopping by. 

I hope that cleared up some of your lingering questions.  Please rest a little easier at night now. 

Love,

Tom and Alison